Is it possible to determine the top users of SqlServer analysis services?

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Published on 2010-05-27T14:02:34Z Indexed on 2010/05/27 14:12 UTC
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We're trying to figure out how many licenses we need of a desktop data analysis package which connects directly to our SSAS instance.

I'd like know if it's possible to query the history of connection or queries by user so we can determine who is actively using the software.

Any ideas?

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